Higher classification Eutoxeres | Phylum Chordata Family Trochilidae Scientific name Eutoxeres aquila Rank Species | |
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Similar Eutoxeres, Hummingbird, Bird, Buff‑tailed sicklebill, Band‑tailed barbthroat | ||
White tipped sicklebill at tinalandia
The white-tipped sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama of Central America, and Colombia, Ecuador, and far northern Peru. There is also a single recent record from Mérida in Venezuela.
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Its natural habitat is the undergrowth of subtropical or tropical humid lowland or montane forest. Its curved bill is an adaption to the shape of certain flowers, namely of the genera Centropogon and Heliconia.
White tipped sicklebill in panama
References
White-tipped sicklebill Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA